Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball

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Youngstown State Penguins
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball team
Youngstown State Penguins logo.svg
UniversityYoungstown State University
Head coachMelissa Jackson (1st season)
Conference Horizon League
Location Youngstown, Ohio
Arena Beeghly Center
(Capacity: 6,300)
Nickname Penguins
Student sectionThe Arctic
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
NCAA tournament round of 32
1998
NCAA tournament appearances
1996, 1998, 2000
Conference tournament champions
1996, 1998, 2000
Conference regular season champions
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2022

The Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball team represents Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League. [2] The team was currently coached by interim head coach John Nicolais. [3] On March 14, 2024, Melissa Jackson was named the new head coach of Youngstown State University. [4]

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History

The Penguins have made the NCAA Tournament three times (all coinciding with their Summit League tournament titles). Of the three, they have one postseason win, in 1998. As a 12 seed, they upset Memphis 91–80. They lost to North Carolina State 88–61 in the next round. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, Youngstown State has an all-time record of 568–546. [5]

Seasonal Results

Horizon League
YearOverall Rec.Conference Rec.
2006–077-215-12
2007-0814-178-9
2008-093-271-17
2009-100-300-18
2010-116-244-14
2011-1210-204-14
2012-1323-1011-5
2013-1415-1610-6
2014-1521-119-7
2015-1621-139-9
2016-179-215-13
2017-1816-1611-7
2018-1922-1013-5
2019-2013-176-12
2020-2110-89-7
2021-2224-718-4
2022-2319-1113-7

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NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1996 #15First Round#2 Penn StateL 71-94
1998 #12First Round
Second Round
#5 Memphis
#4 NC State
W 91-80
L 61-88
2000 #15First Round#2 Penn StateL 63-83

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References

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  6. "YSU Women's Basketball Archive".